Bell 47G-5 N1476W
27 January 1973 · Avon Park, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 January 1973, a Bell 47G-5 registered N1476W, operated by Alco Helicopte, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Avon Park, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avon Park, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alco Helicopters
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N1476W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alco Helicopte
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-1063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT FOUND DEMOLISHED, CIRCUMSTANCES UNK.MOORING BLOCK NOT REMOVED BFR ROTOR ENGAGED.INJ PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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